CVE-2012-5561
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc...
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
- Record
CVE-2012-5561- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
- Record
CVE-2012-5561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5453 No score
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5453- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r98r-hmh2-hx4j No score
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc...
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
- Record
GHSA-r98r-hmh2-hx4j- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5561 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Katello, published March 1, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.